Intel's Commitment to Open Source
We believe that open ecosystems are more powerful than closed. For decades, we have been committed to being the company that creates, democratizes, and enables open ecosystems. As a Premier member of the PyTorch* Foundation, a founding member of the OPEA project, and a contributor to the UXL Foundation, we lead AI innovation and enhance Intel® hardware with open software.
As part of our commitment to the open ecosystem, Intel pledges to:
- Develop in the open, be inclusive in our approach, and support our communities' efforts while embracing diversity and our differences because they make us better
- Invest in open software communities to promote open, industry-shaping standards
- Support developers and partners with choice and collaboration
- Deliver a software ecosystem that enables efficient and cost-effective goal achievement
Proud to Be a Long-Standing & Active Open Source Contributor
Meet the Open Ecosystem Team
Arun Gupta
Vice President and General Manager, Open Ecosystem
Dedicated to growing the open ecosystem at Intel, Arun is a strategist, advocate, and practitioner who has spent two decades helping companies such as Apple* and Amazon* embrace open source principles. He is currently chairperson of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation Governing Board.
Shirley Bailes
Director of Open Ecosystem Developer Relations & Community
Her mandate is to engage with open source stakeholders and increase visibility and opportunity for Intel in the open ecosystem. Previously, Shirley was instrumental in marketing efforts to boost awareness and open source engagement at AWS and NGINX. She also co-organizes the Community devroom at FOSDEM.
Sonia Goldsby
Open Source Event Specialist
Sonia brings over a decade of experience in event planning and open source program and project management to Intel. Her focus at Intel is leading marketing initiatives and driving cross-functional open source events. Sonia enjoys spending time with family and traveling.
Ezequiel Lanza
Open Source Evangelist
Passionate about helping people discover the exciting world of artificial intelligence, Ezequiel is a frequent AI conference presenter and the creator of use cases, tutorials, and guides that help developers adopt open source AI tools like TensorFlow* and Hugging Face*.
Jessica Marz
Director of Open Source Program Office
An expert at explaining legal concepts to software developers and software development concepts to lawyers, Jessica is responsible for defining and managing Intel’s open source approval policies and practices. She’s also an avid arts-and-crafter known for her creative reuse of materials.
Nikki McDonald
Open Ecosystem Content Manager
Focused on educating and inspiring developers for over a decade, Nikki leads the strategy and execution for open source-related content at Intel. Her mission is to empower our open source community to grow their skills, stay informed, and exchange ideas. An avid reader, you’ll never find her without her Kindle*.
Chetan Prabhu
Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer
A true developer hero, Chetan helps the Open Source Program Office work smarter, faster by automating licensing and compliance processes. He previously worked at Amazon as an open source software compliance engineer and KPMG* as an open source software auditing consultant.
Rachel Roumeliotis
Director, Open Source Strategy
Led by the belief that open source is key to growth and innovation, Rachel is focused on partnering with fellow Intel colleagues to incorporate these tenets into its larger business strategy. She is also working with other companies, foundations, and voices in the open source community to ensure a strong and sustainable open source ecosystem.
Henrik Sandklef
Senior Open Source Compliance Engineer
Free and open source license expert with over 20 years of experience in development, community and licensing. Computer scientist who fell in love with free software and has been working with FOSS ever since. Currently most active in flict (FOSS License Compatibility Tool). Handball enthusiast/addict.
Alexios Zavras
Senior Open Source Compliance Engineer
An open source and free software licensing expert, Alexios is an active participant in the TODO Group, Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX)*, and OpenChain*. He frequently speaks at industry and academic conferences, including the Open Source Leadership Summit, FOSDEM, and CopyleftConf.
Robert Dower
Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer
Working at Intel to help square the circle on open source for creators, contributors, and consumers, Robert evangelizes the benefits of open source and promotes responsibility. He also curates several of Intel’s public GitHub organizations, including github.com/intel.